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title: Creating an API Token for Cloudflare
description: "You can add your Cloudflare CDN account to **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN** and use it with your services. To add Cloudflare as one of your CDN providers, you need to create an API token in your Cloudflare account. To create…"
url: "https://www.flumotion.com/docs/multiCDN/creating-an-api-token-for-cloudflare/"
updated: "2026-09-08"
category: Guides / CDN Providers
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# Creating an API Token for Cloudflare

You can add your Cloudflare CDN account to **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN** and use it with your services. To add Cloudflare as one of your CDN providers, you need to create an API token in your Cloudflare account.

To create an API token:

1. Sign in to your [Cloudflare account](https://dash.cloudflare.com/).
2. In the top-right corner, select the **Profile** icon.
3. From the dropdown menu, select **My Profile**.
4. In the left sidebar, select **API Tokens**.
5. Click the **Create Token** button.
6. Under **Custom token**, click **Get started**.
7. Fill out the new token form:

- 1. **Token name** – Provide a name, for example, `flumotion-api-token`.
- 2. **Permissions** – Pay attention to the scope of each permission below. Some of the required permissions are under the **Account** scope, while others are under **Zone**. Add the following permissions:
- Account, Intel – **Read**
- Account, Account Analytics – **Read**
- Account, Account Filter Lists – **Read**
- Account, Workers Scripts – **Edit**
- Zone, Firewall Services – **Read**
- Zone, Analytics – **Read**
- Zone, DNS – **Edit**
- Zone, Response Compression – **Edit**
- Zone, Config Rules – **Edit**
- Zone, Dynamic Redirect – **Edit**
- Zone, Cache Rules – **Edit**
- Zone, Origin Rules – **Edit**
- Zone, Transform Rules – **Edit**
- Zone, Zone WAF – **Edit**
- Zone, Settings – **Edit**
- Zone, Zone – **Edit**
- Zone, Workers Routes – **Edit**
- Zone, SSL and Certificates – **Edit**
- Zone, Logs – **Edit**
- Zone, Page Rules – **Edit**
- Zone, Firewall Services – **Edit**
- Zone, Cache Purge – **Purge**

- 3. **Account resources** – Select **Include** and select your account.

8. Click **Continue to Summary**.

9.Click **Create Token**.

Save the generated token and enter it when adding your Cloudflare CDN account to **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN** [here](https://www.flumotion.com/docs/multiCDN/managing-cdn-accounts/).